Journal title
Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
European Food Research and Technology
8.7 weeks
8.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
3.0 weeks
3.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review process should be fair and transparent. And the reviewer should give his/her best time to judge the work properly with some positive comments if the research is in positive direction instead of rejection.
Journal of Food Engineering
13.0 weeks
15.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
Sexually Transmitted Infections
5.7 weeks
9.7 weeks
n/a
2 reports
5
5
Accepted
Motivation: Content and editorial reviews were excellent in improving content and language. Adequate reminders were sent regarding re-submission deadline.
AIDS and Behavior
7.1 weeks
11.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: Content and editorial reviews were excellent in improving content and language. Adequate reminders were sent regarding re-submission deadlines.
International Journal of Dairy Technology
15.4 weeks
15.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: The editor provides extensive information of the whole process.

The International Journal of Dairy Technology is included in the electronic service, “e-proofing”.
Food Microbiology
n/a
n/a
9 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Dairy Science and Technology
3.4 weeks
7.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
3
Accepted
Motivation: The changes proposed by reviewers were of great importance, but the manuscript was finally accepted
First Language
47.7 weeks
73.8 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
2
Accepted
4.3 weeks
5.3 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
3.0 weeks
4.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
International Journal of Theoretical Physics
6.0 weeks
9.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
3.0 weeks
3.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
Annals of Physics
6.0 weeks
8.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
4
Accepted
3.0 weeks
3.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
3.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
4
Accepted
3.0 weeks
3.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
5
5
Accepted
Physics Letters B
n/a
n/a
7 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
ZooKeys
17.4 weeks
43.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
1
Accepted
Children and Youth Services Review
8.7 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Talanta
1.0 weeks
14.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: The review report were essential and valuable. The review procedure was relatively fast.
PS: Political Science and Politics
30.0 weeks
30.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
1
1
Rejected
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
13.0 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
1 reports
4
5
Accepted
Allergy
11.7 weeks
11.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
17.4 weeks
19.4 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Fuzzy Sets and Systems
21.7 weeks
23.7 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Lubrication Science
7.9 weeks
14.3 weeks
n/a
3 reports
3
4
Accepted
BBA Proteins and Proteomics
3.0 weeks
5.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
4
Accepted
Global Social Policy
14.1 weeks
17.1 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: The process was quite shift and the editor provided helpful comments about how to weigh and address reviewers' comments.
European Polymer Journal
3.6 weeks
4.4 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: The review process was fast and the reviewers comments mostly contributed to improve the article.
Journal of Physical Chemistry, C
13.0 weeks
17.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
4
Accepted
n/a
n/a
5 days
n/a
n/a
n/a
Rejected (im.)
Nature Communications
8.7 weeks
16.6 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
5
Accepted
Life Sciences
21.7 weeks
26.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
3
Accepted
American Mineralogist
3.6 weeks
4.3 weeks
n/a
4 reports
4
4
Accepted
Motivation: I was completely satisfied with the Editorial handling of that manuscript. Although it was submitted as a Letter and finally accepted as a Regular Article, the publication process was quick and efficient.
Thin Solid Films
8.7 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
4
5
Accepted
Motivation: Everything was promptly, professionally. The article appeared in Scopus quickly labeled as "in press". But the administration of my university did not register the article as published until the output of a hard copy. Thus, the publication process took about 10 months.
Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry
13.0 weeks
13.0 weeks
n/a
3 reports
4
4
Accepted
BMC Biology
6.0 weeks
6.0 weeks
n/a
2 reports
2
2
Rejected
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
17.6 weeks
22.6 weeks
n/a
2 reports
3
1
Accepted
Motivation: The quality of the reviews was ok, although they were not very detailed. All in all, the whole process took much too long, it appeared that the editor was very slow in dealing with the submission.
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
3.3 weeks
3.7 weeks
n/a
1 reports
3
4
Accepted
Motivation: Very quick review process. The review was reasonably detailed.